Everton have reached a £40m agreement to sign Monaco attacker Folarin Balogun. The Toffees are looking to reinforce their attack before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, with 25-year-old Balogun and Tottenham forward Richarlison identified as possible additions. Richarlison, the 29-year-old Brazil international, is understood to have concerns about rejoining the club he departed for Spurs in 2022. […]
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Diego Simeone has promised to make every possible effort to ensure Julian Alvarez feels valued at Atletico Madrid once the forward resumes training, as questions remain about his future with the Spanish side. Atletico have made it clear that they are unwilling to sell Alvarez to Barcelona, potentially leaving Arsenal as the striker’s only realistic […]
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Rangers have agreed to sign striker Kevin Kelsy from Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers, according to a source familiar with the transfer. The source spoke anonymously because they did not have permission to discuss the agreement publicly. The move is valued at $13m (£9.5m), with the total potentially rising if Kelsy achieves specified performance […]
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Nottingham Forest have reached an agreement on a club-record deal valued at approximately £50m for Chelsea forward Liam Delap. The 23-year-old is set to complete a medical before putting pen to paper on a long-term contract at the City Ground this week. The proposed transfer comes only a year after Delap moved from Ipswich Town […]
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Nottingham Forest are pursuing an agreement to recruit Chelsea forward Liam Delap. The 23-year-old is available for a reported fee of £50m and has been practising away from the senior squad. It is not yet known whether negotiations involve a permanent transfer or a temporary switch, although the clubs are understood to share a strong […]
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Arsenal are taking a practical view of their prospects of recruiting Alvarez before next week’s transfer window closes. They are interested in him and actively exploring a deal, but completing the move remains far from certain. Manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta recognise that the transfer will be difficult, particularly because the former […]
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An amusing Open Goal video showing host Si Ferry admitting that he called in an attempt to bring the Anderlecht-bound Ure to East Kilbride in 2023 seems even funnier in light of the striker’s subsequent progress. The proposal would at least have given him an opportunity to prove himself in Scotland, where promising young players […]
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Barry joined Everton last summer at a time when the club was laying the foundations for a more promising future. Before his arrival, the Toffees had appointed several different managers, each of whom had been drawn into a fight against relegation. The club had also received a points penalty for failing to comply with the […]
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Delap has been replaced by Joao Pedro as the club’s number nine. Pedro, who arrived from Brighton during the same transfer window last season, generally performed well while Delap received fewer opportunities. The English forward was subsequently placed in a group of roughly 12 players who train apart from, but near, new manager Xabi Alonso’s […]
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Promoted Coventry City have completed the signing of teenage striker Sidiki Cherif from Turkish club Fenerbahce. The 19-year-old was born in Guinea and relocated to France at the age of five. He has moved to the Sky Blues on a long-term contract after scoring twice in 12 Turkish Super Lig matches for Fenerbahce last season. […]
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